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Career Mobility For Black Professionals: Mentorship As An Underground Railroad (Archived), Duane A. Williams, Rahjaun Gordon, Pearl Stewart

All Faculty Scholarship (Archived)

Career mobility for Black individuals may appear individualistic, ignoring the collectivistic endeavor involved to achieve success. This qualitative study explored participants’ mentorship relationships, analogous to the underground railroad system, as it relates to navigating their careers. Participants, who are Black professionals in various career fields, detailed how the support provided by their mentors allowed them to understand the nuances of career mobility while gaining lifelong relationships, resources, and networks necessary for continued and sustainable success. The theoretical frameworks for this study used Phenomenological Variant Ecological Systems Theory (PVEST) and Social Capital Theory. Analysis of 15 individual semi[1]structured interviews were highlighted …

Self-Supervised Learning Application On Covid-19 Chest X- Ray Image Classification Using Masked Autoencoder, Xin Xing, Gongbo Liang, Chris Wang, Nathan Jacobs, Ai-Ling Lin

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The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the urgent need for rapid and accurate diagnosis facilitated by artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in computer-aided diagnosis using medical imaging. However, this context presents two notable challenges: high diagnostic accuracy demand and limited availability of medical data for training AI models. To address these issues, we proposed the implementation of a Masked AutoEncoder (MAE), an innovative self-supervised learning approach, for classifying 2D Chest X-ray images. Our approach involved performing imaging reconstruction using a Vision Transformer (ViT) model as the feature encoder, paired with a custom-defined decoder. Additionally, we fine-tuned the pretrained ViT encoder using a …

Quiet Time: Improving Post-Partum Patient Experience, Jennifer Canales

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Giving Voices To Jamaican Canadian Immigrant Women: A Heuristic Inquiry Study, Sandra P. Dixon, Dania Amin, Nancy M. Arthur

The Qualitative Report

The Heuristic Inquiry (HI) qualitative method applied in this study explored the role of Pentecostal faith in the post-migration lived experiences of Jamaican Canadian immigrant women (JCIW). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven JCIW whose Pentecostal faith helped them to reconstruct their cultural identity post-migration. The creative flexibility of HI allowed for the integration of the primary researcher’s (i.e., first author's) voice into the study alongside those of the co-researchers. Positioning the study within a postmodern social constructionism theoretical framework created space for multiple realities to emerge that were constructed through social interaction and language. These realities were evident in …

Design And Implementation Of 360-Degree Video Vignettes In Immersive Virtual Reality: A Quality Management In Higher Education Case, Martha Snyder, Steven Kramer, Diane Lippe, Sharan Sankar

The Qualitative Report

Immersive virtual reality (IVR) in higher education has gained traction as a way to engage learners in immersive and authentic learning experiences. However, there is a need for guidance on how to design and implement IVR solutions. We used a design-based research methodology to answer the following overarching research question and sub-questions: (1) How can 360-degree video vignettes presented within an IVR environment be designed and implemented to facilitate quality management competencies? (1a) How do learners experience this technology? (1b) What is the process for creating and implementing this technology? (1c) How can we best design the learning experience? We …

Foreword From Editor - 13th Edition, Yandi Andri Yatmo

ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement

The current AJCE edition brings together meaningful discussions of community engagement programs as ways to disseminate various skills towards better society livelihood, focusing on product-making skills, women-led soft skills for families, and marketing skills. Elaborating on these objectives, this issue consists of four research-based articles and three case-based articles. The authors of this edition come from the background of economy, chemistry, community, psychology, and education—enabling diverse understanding of skills for the community and the means of how these skills can be acquired from different knowledge backgrounds.

Rumahku Madrasahku, A Parenting Education For Young Bajo Mothers Of Soropia, Ros Mayasari, Rahmawati Rahmawati, Hasniran Hasniran, Muhammad Alifuddin, Andi Arif Walhidayat, Nanda Ayu Puspita Sabil

ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement

This paper discusses an educational activity program for the indigenous people of Bajo in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, aiming to improve parenting knowledge among young mothers. It addresses issues related to their identity as indigenous people, their self-esteem, and their way of upbringing of children. The issue of low self-esteem among the Bajo community often leads to adverse effects on their learning motivation, future orientation, and exclusivity, particularly in children. This situation becomes more complicated due to the societal tendency toward child marriage, especially among the Bajo people in Leppe Village. Rumahku Madrasahku (meaning My Home is My School) is a …

The Role Of Community Empowerment In The Development Of A Marketing Communication Strategy For Kembang Kuning Tourism Village, Dian Purworini, Rona R. B. Chasana, Palupi Palupi, Sidiq Setyawan, Agus Triyono, Iswahyudi T. Yuwono

ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement

This study examines initiatives intended to enhance community empowerment in the tourism village of Kembang Kuning, Central Java, Indonesia. One problem facing this community is an inability to carry out effective promotion to realize the tourism potential of the village. Despite the Kembang Kuning village’s potential qualities for tourism, there is a lack of local knowledge about marketing and communication strategies. The lack has hindered efforts to make the village known nationally. This study seeks to raise awareness and understanding of promotion strategies and simultaneously develop marketing communication strategies through active participation by the village tourism management team. Qualitative methods …

Career Counseling: How To Help School Counselors Analyze And Strengthen Their Program, Kevin Scott Squire

Masters Projects

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The American School Counseling Association lays out three main domains of focus for school counselors: academic, social-emotional, and career developments. This project explores research related to the theory and background of career counseling and the current state of career counseling services being offered and shows data that supports my claim that career counseling services are often the smallest percentage of time dedication of the three domains. The implementation of the project will include helping school counselors analyze their current career counseling services offered to students, time spent creating and providing these services, and providing resources to improve their career …

Neutrosophic Overlap Function And Its Derived Neutrosophic Residual Implication, Xingna Zhang, Qingqing Hu, Xiaohong Zhang

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Secure Dominance In Neutrosophic Graphs, Sivasankar S, Said Broumi

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Selecting The Suitable Waste To Energy Technology For India Using Multimoora Method Under Pythagorean Neutrosophic Fuzzy Logic, R. Narmada Devi, S. Sowmiya, A. Anuja

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Application Of Neutrosophic Sets Based On Score Function In Medical Diagnosis, Thangaraja P, Vadivel A, John Sundar C

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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State Of Art Of Plithogeny Multi Criteria Decision Making Methods, S. Sudha, Nivetha Martin, Florentin Smarandache

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic General Machine: A Group-Based Study, Marzieh Shamsizadeh, Parvaneh Lo′Lo

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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The Dilemma Of Socrates’ Position: Interview Methods And Feminist Empirical Bioethics, Michiel De Proost

The Qualitative Report

There is a growing body of bioethics research that addresses the importance of adapting empirical, predominantly qualitative, methods to generate debate on ethical arguments. However, there is an absence of illustrative work examining how this could be realised from a feminist perspective. This article, seeking to address the research gap, examines interview methods through a reflexive lens. Drawing on the doctoral research I conducted through interviews with women who were interested in social egg freezing (i.e., healthy women freezing their eggs in anticipation of future infertility), I describe how I encountered a dilemma because of my gendered positionality and the …

Engaging Students In Qualitative Research Practice And Understanding Through Constructionist Perspectives: Socially Constructed Qualitative Research Pedagogies, Elih Sutisna Yanto, Junjun Muhamad Ramdani

The Qualitative Report

A growing number of books have explored how teachers teach students' qualitative research in second or foreign language classroom contexts step by step. It is rare, however, to find a book on research methods that includes a social constructionist approach to reflective and experiential learning for conducting qualitative research to help students become good qualitative researchers. To fill this void, Janet C. Richards, Audra Skukauskaitė, and Ron Chenail wrote a book entitled Engaging Students in Socially Constructed Qualitative Research Pedagogies (2022). This book is an important, forward-thinking, and useful resource for the rapidly expanding field of qualitative research pedagogy. In …

Taking A Big Step To Shorten Los: Expediting Patient Recovery Utilizing B.M.A.T., Sandra Torres, Angela Ramirez, Nicole Boswell, Sigrid Somarriba, Kristine Aguinaldo, Natalie Bermudez, Simone Cheong

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A Chinese Scoring System For Predicting Successful Retrograde Collateral Traverse In Patients With Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion, Qiu Yu Li, Xiao Long Lin, Fan Qi Li, Zi Chao Cheng, Jia Yu Tian, Dong Hui Zhao, Wayne Bond Lau, Jing Hua Liu, Qian Fan

Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Retrograde approach technique has been challenging in percutaneous coronary interventional treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO) coronary disease. The present study endeavors to determine a novel Chinese scoring system for predicting successful collateral channels traverse via retrograde approach.

METHODS: The demographic characteristics and angiographic characteristics of 309 CTO patient were analyzed by univariable and multivariable analysis for selecting potential predictors. And the nomogram was used to establish the scoring system. Then it was evaluated by the internal and external validation.

RESULTS: The predictors of Age, Connections between collateral channels and recipient vessels, and Channel Tortuosity (ACT) were identified with …

Universal Onboarding: Impacting Satisfaction And Turnover, Joanne Aberilla, Julia Caballero

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Effective Discharge Teaching Impacts Patient Experience, Suzanne Rodriguez, Blessy Varghese

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Purposeful Happppi-Ness Improves Patient Experience, Dhanya Paul, Lizette Gonzalez

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The Extent Of Knowledge, Preparedness And Perception Of Telemedicine Among Family Medicine Residents In Cebu City During Covid-19, Kristine Joy Y. Sumanga, Clarissa Mae D. Derecho

Jurnal Biostatistik, Kependudukan, dan Informatika Kesehatan

Telemedicine is providing healthcare services using electronic means at a distance including the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases as well as the research and evaluation, and education of healthcare providers. Its role in the time of the pandemic is vital, especially to the practice of medicine. This study is a descriptive, cross-sectional, survey research study conducted in four hospital training institutions in Cebu City. A total of 41 respondents gave their consent and were given the online survey questionnaire about the extent of knowledge, preparedness and perceptions of telemedicine. Out of the 41 respondents, 56.10% were young adults (26-30 …

Rendahnya Skor Methods Information Index (Mii) Dan Faktor-Faktor Terkait: Analisis Survei Demografi Dan Kesehatan Indonesia (Sdki) 2012 Dan 2017, Wiji Wahyuningsih, Meiwita P. Budiharsana

Jurnal Biostatistik, Kependudukan, dan Informatika Kesehatan

Informed choice memastikan bahwa pilihan kontrasepsi modern diputuskan perempuan setelah menerima informasi lengkap tentang metode kontrasepsi yang tersedia. Indeks informasi yang disebut Methods Information Index (MII) mengukur tiga elemen, yaitu efek samping masing-masing metode, kemana harus berobat jika efek samping muncul, dan perlu berganti ke kontrasepsi mana. Pemberian informasi lengkap tentang ketiga elemen MII merupakan pemenuhan etika dan hak-hak reproduksi perempuan. Penelitian ini menyajikan temuan rendahnya skoring MII di Indonesia, cermin dari tinggginya persentase perempuan pengguna kontrasepsi yang tidak menerima informasi lengkap dan faktor-faktor terkait. Sebanyak 45.607 dan 49.627 perempuan usia 15-49 tahun yang tercakup dalam Survei Demografi dan Kesehatan …

Pengaruh Komorbid Terhadap Tingkat Survival Pasien Dengan Diabetes Tipe Ii: Analisis Data Sampel Bpjs 2015-2021, Anggi Tria Abimayu, Martya Rahmaniati

Jurnal Biostatistik, Kependudukan, dan Informatika Kesehatan

Tahun 2021 Indonesia menempati peringkat ke-6 di dunia dengan kasus kematian akibat diabetes terbanyak. Tingginya angka kematian diabetes disebabkan oleh banyak hal, salah satunya adalah komorbiditas. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat pengaruh komorbid terhadap tingkat survival penderita diabetes tipe II di Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan data sampel kontekstual diabetes melitus BPJS tahun 2015-2021 dengan desain kohort retrospektif dan didapatkan jumlah sampel 96.379 terbobot. Dilakukan analisis statistik univariat, bivariat dengan kurva Kaplan-Meier dan Uji Log-Rank, dan multivariat dengan uji cox proportional hazard. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa penderita diabetes tipe II yang memiliki komorbid mempunyai cumulative survival probability (CSP) yang …

Determinan Kematian Balita Di Provinsi Bangka Belitung, Gorontalo, Dan Papua Barat: Analisis Data Sdki 2017, Jilan Salshabilla Mutaqin, Martya Rahmaniati, Sutanto Priyo Hastono, Tiopan Sipahutar

Jurnal Biostatistik, Kependudukan, dan Informatika Kesehatan

Bangka Belitung, Gorontalo, dan Papua Barat memiliki angka kematian balita tertinggi berdasarkan wilayah Indonesia bagian Barat, Tengah, dan Timur. Tingginya kematian balita terkait langsung dengan keberlanjutan hidup anak dan merefleksikan kondisi sosio-ekonomi, lingkungan tempat tinggal, serta pemeliharaan kesehatan anak. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menyelidiki determinan kematian balita menggunakan data Survei Demografi dan Kesehatan Indonesia (SDKI) 2017. Analisis dilakukan pada 1056 sampel dengan uji potong lintang dan regresi logistik untuk melihat faktor kematian balita yang signifikan serta besar risiko masing-masing faktor pada determinan sosio-ekonomi dan proksi. Jumlah kelahirkan, jenis kelamin anak, ibu yang tidak memberikan ASI, pendidikan ibu, dan umur ibu …

Faktor-Faktor Yang Berhubungan Dengan Perilaku Aktivitas Fisik Pada Remaja Di Kota Banjarbaru Tahun 2021, Annisa Sujarwati, Emelia Agustina, Muhammad Azmiyannoor, Dian Rosadi, Rudi Fakhriyadi, Noor Ahda Fadillah, Hadrianti H.D. Lasari, Mufatihatul Aziza Nisa

Jurnal Biostatistik, Kependudukan, dan Informatika Kesehatan

Data Riskesdas 2013-2018 menunjukkan peningkatan aktivitas fisik yang kurang pada penduduk usia ≥10 tahun di Indonesia. Kurangnya aktivitas fisik dapat disebabkan dari berbagai hal. Oleh karena itu, dilakukan penelitian ini dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan kurangnya aktfitas fisik pada remaja 10-24 tahun di Kota Banjarbaru melalui pendekatan teori perilaku Lawrence Green. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan kuantitatif dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Populasinya adalah seluruh remaja usia 10-24 tahun di Kota Banjarbaru. Teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah accidental sampling dengan jumlah sampel 80 responden. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah kuesioner yang telah diuji validitas dan dinyatakan valid. Variabel bebas yang diteliti …

Towards Crisp‐Bc: 3tic Specification Framework For Blockchain Use‐Cases, Pouyan Jahanbin, Ravi S. Sharma, Stephen T. Wingreen, Nir Kshetri, Kim‐Kwang Raymond Choo

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The application of Blockchain and augmented technologies such as IoT, AI, and Big Data platforms present a feasible approach for resolving the implementation challenges of trusted, decentralized platforms. This article proposes a DevOps framework for the specification of Blockchain use‐cases that enables evaluation, replication, and benchmarking. Specifically, it could be applied to specify the requirements and design characteristics of Blockchain applications in terms of key attributes such as: (i) transparency; (ii) traceability; (iii) tamper‐resistance; (iv) immutability; and (v) compliance. The article first introduces the design characteristics of Blockchain as a Platform and then examines successful use‐cases for its implementation using …

Association Of Maternal Pre-Pregnancy Overweight And Obesity With Childhood Anthropometric Factors And Perinatal And Postnatal Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study, Eleni Pavlidou, Dimitrios Papandreou, Zainab Taha, Maria Mantzorou, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Dimitrios N. Kiortsis, Evmorfia Psara, Sousana K. Papadopoulou, Marios Yfantis, Maria Spanoudaki, Georgios Antasouras, Maria Mentzelou, Constantinos Giaginis

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Background: Pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity in reproductive-aged women becomes a growing tendency in middle- and high-income populations. This study aimed to evaluate whether maternal excess body mass index (BMI) before gestation is associated with children’s anthropometric characteristics, as well as perinatal and postnatal outcomes. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study performed on 5198 children aged 2–5 years old and their paired mothers, assigned from 9 different areas of Greece. Maternal and childhood anthropometric data, as well as perinatal and postnatal outcomes, were collected from medical history records or validated questionnaires. Results: Prevalences of 24.4% and 30.6% of overweight/obesity were recorded …

Law Of Included Infinitely-Many-Middles Within The Frame Of Neutrosophy, Florentin Smarandache

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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